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David Demarest
Also filed as: DEMAREST DAVID · DEMAREST DAVID D
56 granted patents·2 pending applications·2,322 citations·filing 1981–2012
99Inventor score
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58 records- 0199US6012216AStand alone swage apparatusETHICON INC·Filed 1997·Granted Jan 11, 2000·403 cites·98 claims
- 0298US5911449ASemi-automated needle feed method and apparatusETHICON INC·Filed 1997·Granted Jun 15, 1999·285 cites·40 claims
- 0395US6163948AStand alone swage methodETHICON INC·Filed 1999·Granted Dec 26, 2000·97 cites·12 claims
- 0495US5473810ANeedle-suture assembly and packaging systemETHICON INC·Filed 1994·Granted Dec 12, 1995·56 cites·31 claims
- 0591US6032343AAutomated swage wind and packaging machineETHICON INC·Filed 1998·Granted Mar 7, 2000·88 cites·84 claims
- 0691US5487216AControl system for an automatic needle-suture assembly and packaging machineETHICON INC·Filed 1994·Granted Jan 30, 1996·79 cites·57 claims
- 0785US5655652ACenter dispense suture packageETHICON INC·Filed 1996·Granted Aug 12, 1997·66 cites·38 claims
- 0884US5844142APull test apparatus for permanently attached suturesETHICON INC·Filed 1997·Granted Dec 1, 1998·58 cites·26 claims
- 0981US5937504AStand alone swage dial assemblyETHICON INC·Filed 1997·Granted Aug 17, 1999·46 cites·38 claims
- 1080US5983601AMachine for the automated packaging of needles and attached suturesETHICON INC·Filed 1998·Granted Nov 16, 1999·41 cites·70 claims
- 1178US5987848ANeedle transfer arrangement in a machine for the automated packaging of needles and attached suturesETHICON INC·Filed 1998·Granted Nov 23, 1999·35 cites·15 claims
- 1278US5970686ASuture winding arrangement in a machine for the automated packaging of needles and attached suturesETHICON INC·Filed 1998·Granted Oct 26, 1999·35 cites·40 claims
- 1377US7887746B2Rapid thermal treatment for coloring surgical needlesETHICON INC·Filed 2007·Granted Feb 15, 2011·3 cites·8 claims
- 1477US6058821ASuture cutting systemETHICON INC·Filed 1997·Granted May 9, 2000·25 cites·30 claims
- 1577US5915751AOff-load dial assembly for needles and suturesETHICON INC·Filed 1997·Granted Jun 29, 1999·38 cites·21 claims
- 1676US5568593ARobotic control system for a needle sorting and feeding apparatusETHICON INC·Filed 1994·Granted Oct 22, 1996·48 cites·23 claims
- 1774US5873212AStand alone swage dial drive assemblyETHICON INC·Filed 1997·Granted Feb 23, 1999·35 cites·25 claims
- 1874US5511670ANeedle sorting deviceETHICON INC·Filed 1994·Granted Apr 30, 1996·32 cites·13 claims
- 1972US6997305B2Needle sorting deviceETHICON INC·Filed 2003·Granted Feb 14, 2006·13 cites·11 claims
- 2070US5500991ANeedle and suture swaging and pull-testing methodETHICON INC·Filed 1995·Granted Mar 26, 1996·133 cites·18 claims
- 2169US5485668ANeedle and suture swaging methodETHICON INC·Filed 1995·Granted Jan 23, 1996·25 cites·4 claims
- 2266US7038779B2System and method for sensing variations in a strandETHICON INC·Filed 2003·Granted May 2, 2006·7 cites·18 claims
- 2366US5230424AMulti-strand suture package and cover-latching elementETHICON INC·Filed 1992·Granted Jul 27, 1993·118 cites·17 claims
- 2465US8062437B2Thermal forming of refractory alloy surgical needles and fixture and apparatusCICHOCKI FRANK R·Filed 2007·Granted Nov 22, 2011·5 cites·22 claims
- 2564US6800231B2Method for cutting sutureETHICON INC·Filed 2001·Granted Oct 5, 2004·6 cites·19 claims
- 2662US5918284APull test apparatus for permanently attached suturesETHICON INC·Filed 1998·Granted Jun 29, 1999·21 cites·13 claims
- 2761US2008300552A1Thermal forming of refractory alloy surgical needlesCICHOCKI FRANK R·Filed 2007·Application pending·0 cites
- 2860US8821658B2Thermal forming of refractory alloy surgical needlesCICHOCKI FRANK R·Filed 2012·Granted Sep 2, 2014·1 cites·18 claims
- 2960US8021598B2Rapid thermal treatment for enhancing bending stiffness and yield moment of curved needlesETHICON INC·Filed 2007·Granted Sep 20, 2011·2 cites·9 claims
- 3060US6644464B1Needle sorting deviceETHICON INC·Filed 2000·Granted Nov 11, 2003·6 cites·3 claims
- 3159US8366845B2Rapid thermal treatment for enhancing bending stiffness and yield moment of curved needlesETHICON INC·Filed 2011·Granted Feb 5, 2013·0 cites·11 claims
- 3258US6115650ARobotic control system for needle sorting and feeder apparatusETHICON INC·Filed 1998·Granted Sep 5, 2000·25 cites·32 claims
- 3358US6081981AControl system for an automatic needle-suture assembly and packaging machineETHICON INC·Filed 1998·Granted Jul 4, 2000·97 cites·57 claims
- 3456US8241441B2Rapid thermal treatment for coloring surgical needlesCICHOCKI JR FRANK RICHARD·Filed 2011·Granted Aug 14, 2012·0 cites·8 claims
- 3556US6123185ANeedle sorting deviceETHICON INC·Filed 1997·Granted Sep 26, 2000·14 cites·21 claims
- 3656US2009234385A1Thermal Forming of Refractory Alloy Surgical NeedlesCICHOCKI FRANK R·Filed 2009·Application pending·0 cites
- 3755US5438746ANeedle threading and swaging systemETHICON INC·Filed 1994·Granted Aug 8, 1995·70 cites·97 claims
- 3852US6647803B1Operating procedures for automated needle sorting, swaging and packaging machinesETHICON INC·Filed 2000·Granted Nov 18, 2003·5 cites·14 claims
- 3951US6309202B1Suture cutting systemETHICON INC·Filed 1997·Granted Oct 30, 2001·8 cites·15 claims
- 4050US6314705B1Operating procedures for automated needle sorting, swaging and packaging machinesETHICON INC·Filed 2000·Granted Nov 13, 2001·3 cites·10 claims
- 4148US6263558B1Method and apparatus for forming double-armed suturesETHICON INC·Filed 1999·Granted Jul 24, 2001·48 cites·30 claims
- 4246US5920482AMethods and systems for varying parameters at a needle swaging stationETHICON INC·Filed 1997·Granted Jul 6, 1999·13 cites·24 claims
- 4344US5793634AMethod and system for establishing and monitoring a needle swaging procedureETHICON INC·Filed 1997·Granted Aug 11, 1998·14 cites·11 claims
- 4443US6206677B1Suture cutting systemETHICON INC·Filed 1997·Granted Mar 27, 2001·5 cites·21 claims
- 4542US5473854AMachine for the automated packaging of needles and attached sutures and method of utilizing the packaging machineETHICON INC·Filed 1994·Granted Dec 12, 1995·29 cites·92 claims
- 4641US7671297B2Method and apparatus for laser drilling workpiecesETHICON INC·Filed 2003·Granted Mar 2, 2010·3 cites·8 claims
- 4741US5495420AControl system for an automatic needle-suture assembly and packaging machineETHICON INC·Filed 1995·Granted Feb 27, 1996·23 cites·8 claims
- 4841US5477609ANeedle and suture swaging stationETHICON INC·Filed 1994·Granted Dec 26, 1995·26 cites·25 claims
- 4940US5695138AWinding fixture for surgical suture packageETHICON INC·Filed 1996·Granted Dec 9, 1997·27 cites·11 claims
- 5040US5487308ANeedle and suture automatic pull-test systemETHICON INC·Filed 1994·Granted Jan 30, 1996·25 cites·21 claims
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